TELEGRAPHIC.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1584, 8 April 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

(FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Dcnedin, Thursday, 7th instant, 8 p.m. Mr James Mills was returned unopposed for Port Chalmers yesterday.

At yesterday's meeting, the President approved of the introduction of the organ in the First Church, but A. C. Begg protested, and matter was referred to Synod. Mr Richardson, Minister for Public Works, intends, if possible, to visit Otago to iuspect progress made on the Otago Central Railway. At a conference on tho Hospitals and Charitable Aid Act, held at the Town Hall last evening, a resolution w.is passed to the effect that the Act should be so amended tint the burden of supporting the poor should be more equally divided; an lin another resolution it was suggested that all property owned l>y persons receiving cbiritible aid should immediately be vested in the relieving !>ody. Nearly £SOO has been collected np to date towards the Macaudrew Mem trial Fmid. The encampment at St. Andrews promises to bo a big success. STAR CABLEGRAMS. London, April 5. At the colonial wool sales to-day, 10,300 bales were offered. The market continue* firm. The Ameer of Afghanistan, becoming alarmed at re n ent rising-* in Turkestan, has applied to the Inliau Gov- rnment for advice and aid. The whole of the Russian Press are urging the withdrawal of the alliance between Russia and Germany. The Tim'* refers to Imperial federation ss a glittering ideal impossible to realise, and for the present not to be expected to extend beyond mutual defences. j Meetings are being held daily in the country by I those who support the anti-coercion movement, and ! the feeling of opposition to the Crimes Bill is grow* | ing unusui'dy rancorous In the House of Commons last night, Sir J. E. Gorst, Under-Secretary of State for India, au- ! noil need that the submission of Upper Burmah to i British rule was complete.